Fifteen Plus Quid For A New Unofficial Badge Anyone?

[littlewiggy]

Thought these were something a bit different when I initially saw them ... then I saw the price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1215.....EBIDX%3AIT


He has them in three different colours too, so would want near enough fifty notes for three brand new unofficial badges! lol

Needless to say I hopped back off the page just as quickly as I'd originally hopped on the bugger.

[Dorking]

I'd imagine it's pretty massive, looking at the detail. And while it's technically 'unofficial', it uses all the correct and current crests and logos.

If your team won the league this season, it'd be a nice centrepiece in a framed complete set of match badges.

Granted it's not everyone's cup of tea, and to prove the point no doubt Treble will be along soon to give his two pen'worth.

[Wullie]

It's quite good. Well spread out . Would look silly if the old division north and south were to return. Interesting to see AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth side by side. Only a few years ago one was a Premiership FA cup winning team and the other no more than a park team. Amazing.

[littlewiggy]

It's a nice badge, I like it, but I'm buggered if I'd pay £18 for a brand new badge.

He was doing the other three divisions before this League Two issue, doesn't look like any of those sold either.

It's worth a fiver max in my opinion, and that's pushing it.

[SeasideMark]

£3.50 for 'economy delivery' seems a bit steep too!

[das]

It might have been better if he used the Skybet logo instead on npower though

[treble99]

Dorking wrote:

I'd imagine it's pretty massive, looking at the detail. And while it's technically 'unofficial', it uses all the correct and current crests and logos. If your team won the league this season, it'd be a nice centrepiece in a framed complete set of match badges. Granted it's not everyone's cup of tea, and to prove the point no doubt Treble will be along soon to give his two pen'worth.

and here i am

If anybody does buy it can you please tell me when you were born.

They say there's one born every minute and i'd like to try and prove the theory by crossing your minute off the list

[bisphamseasider]

SeasideMark wrote:

£3.50 for 'economy delivery' seems a bit steep too!

Even from Belgium I would imagine.

[treble99]

i hope he doesn't use a second hand envelope and an unfranked stamp

[littlewiggy]

Yep, we don't often agree it seems Treble, but you're bang on there.

Regardless of how nice the badge might be, you'd really need your bumps felt paying £18 for a new issue.

It's such a shame when greed exceeds all common sense - I'm quite sure if these were reasonably priced at a fiver a pop, he'd sell dozens of them.

I'd buy all three colours were that the case - heck I'd even overlook the glaring fact he thinks Newport is in Swansea judging by where he's placed our crest!!

[PompeyPhil]

Wullie wrote:

It's quite good. Well spread out . Would look silly if the old division north and south were to return. Interesting to see AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth side by side. Only a few years ago one was a Premiership FA cup winning team and the other no more than a park team. Amazing.

Quite right you are too Wullie......I've often heard family and friends say the same thing about Pompey's slide into the 4th Division......We have paid a heavy price for spending money "we" couldn't afford (or even have!) and I sincerely hope that no other team or fan has to go through what we have for the last four/five years.....I also hope that "Football" has learnt a lesson from the Portsmouth demise but somehow I feel they haven't and until a "big" Club goes under they won't give a jot!!

[Dorking]

According to ebay, at least four of the League 1/ League 2 ones have been purchased.

Sometimes the sellers location if Belgium, sometimes Germany, however I strongly suspect it is the same seller as the guy who made an FA Cup match badge which I bought last week - claimed to be from Germany, but actually came from Ukraine.

There is a guy over there who makes match badges for League cup games, usually 'one offs', and looking at the manufacturers style, materials and design I'd say it's all the same guy.

Do like the big one with the map on it though, nice badge. Imagine if your team had just got into the Football League and you collected badges too, then it'd be a nice one to have.

[treble99]

presumably he is a completist who thinks that those that don't want thes e badges are as daft as i think that those who want similar are

But then again we are all collectors who can justify what we want aren't we??

[paddy1889]

Just bought one for league 1

Also sheff Utd v Preston fa cup
And carling cup 5th round

Only 1 postage charge thankfully

[paddy1889]

Badges turned up today Absolute rubbish.

Badges are 0.8mm thick including metal and enamel don't waste your money like I have !

[Trickys Pins]

I contacted them over a wholesale price for the championship version for my Derby collectors but they wanted the same price £15 each. I had them made myself instead so thank god I did if the quality is bad, plus I managed to keep the price down to my collectors which is always a bonus!